[R THE MICHIGAN DAIY TUESDAY.AUGUST'24.;19S' ... +v w..a.iaa s. asv aAVUi Mi,* iVUM r Residential CI By ROBERT MOORE The site of what may be the most important educational inno- vation the University has ever produced is now just the east seven holes of a city golf course near North Campus. That innovation-the Residen- tial College-will be an attempt to combine the vast resources of a large university with the secur- ity and intimacy of a smaller school, in a self-contained college of about 1400 students located close to the University's Central Campus. No other large, established uni- versity has ever attempted this solution to the problems of rapid growth of the "multiversity." Near Woods It will be located near an at- tractive wooded area just north- west of the University hospital complex and southeast of North Campus. But the Residential College will not only be an innovation in size and location, it will also be rad- ically new in many educational concepts. Although curriculum has not been definitely set by college planners, several exciting changes are being considered, including abolition of course grades, a three-year degree program, com- prehensive examinations, a n d equal student-faculty government. The faculty for the Residential College will be affiliated with both the literary college and the Resi- dential College. Many members will rotate for periods of a few years, full-time on one campus and then full-time on the other, while others will probably split their time between the campuses. At Central Campus Teachers who wish to teach graduate courses, or to carry on research requiring facillties not available at the Residential Col- lege will do so on the Central Campus. Buildings, in the words of a re- port on the Residential College, "should be educationally adequate, not luxurious." Cost per student will probably be about the same as the regular literary college once it is begun. First building plans include the following spe- cifications: -Residential facilities will in- clude space for seminars and re- lated activities, offering a wide choice of arrangements, including many single rooms and rooms with looking facilities; ollege F -Dining space will be of a min- imally institutional sort to invite lingering after dinner for con-{ versation; -A library of about 100,000 volumes; -A building for lectures, small- er classes and seminars as well as offices for teachers and adminis- trators; -Recreational areas including snack bars, gymnasium, and an auditorium; -Separate quarter for adapt- able laboratories. Flexibility But the college's most impor- tant principle is to provide flex- ibigty and room for experimenta- tion in its plans. Among the pos- sibilities being considered for adoption in the new college are: lans Progress means. not an end. The idea of the Residential Col- lege is not old at the University. In Spring, 1962, literary colleget faculty members first officially suggested a literary college unit; by November, 1964, it was ac- cepted and planning was under- way. Student and faculty planning committees met during the year, freely exchanging ideas on how a new college should be built and planned and what the most ideal edudcational conditions are. Completion date was originally set for 1966, but it has been pushed back now to 1968. But this fall students will begin taking pi- lot project courses, experimental courses which are intended to find out how well proposed changes in the Residential Col- lege curriculum will work. Fall, 1967 As early as Fall, 1967, Residen- tial College students are expected 17 Schools, The academic facilities of the University extend far beyond the diag which is the site of so much undergraduate activity. Seventeen schools and colleges compose the University, two of which are located outside of Ann Arbor-the Flint College and the Dearborn Center. Architecture The School of Architecture and Design offers a diversity of pro- grams: a five-year professional program leading to a bachelor of architecture degree, a four-year bachelor of science in land scape architecture, and various curricula leading to a bachelor of science in design. A graduate pro gram is also part of the extensive program. The dean of the college is Regi- nald F. Malcolmson, Business olleges: -Abolition of individual course grades, or institution of a "high Burton D.Thuma pass, pass, or fail" grading sys- tem; -Computer - assisted instruc- the addition of an "out" for stu- tional systems to free teachers dents not inclined toward foreign from routine administrative tasks; languages. -Living - dining 1 a n g u a g e Some Used houses to afford practice in lan- As the Residential College plans guage usage; move into the final stages some -Time-space programming thatI of these ideas may be dropped, would set up undergraduate work but at least some of them will be southdtstupdndergouaduatinwsrkinused, which alone would make the so that students would fiish :n new college an educational mile- three years, going two-and-a-half stone for the University. terms per semester; Tentative admission plans for -Student - faculty government the college are first come, first with an equal division of power; serve, though no definite policies -There will be an emphasis on have been determined. The aim independent work, coupled with of the planners is to obtain a individual assessment; cross-section of literary college -Comprehensive course exam- students and then to place them inations will be held, based on in the combination of small col- individual courses is only a lege atmosphere and university means; [acilities that the Residential Col- -Intensive experience in lan- ege will provide. guage training is planned, geared The principle in planning cur- to individual needs, perhaps with riculum emphasizes grades as a to begin classes, although the first The School of Business Admin- year will probably be spent using istration offers five degree pro- entral campus facilities. grams, each of which requires The two main planning bodies two years in liberal arts. of the Residential College are the One of the programs leads to Faculty Planning Committee and a master's degree in hospital ad- the Student Advisory Committee, ministration, and is conducted Literary College Associate Dean with the University Hospital and Burton D. Thuma is director of the public health and Medical the Residential College. Schools. There are 12 literary college The other degree programs per- faculty members on the College tain mainly to business and eco- Faculty Planning Committee, rep- nomics. The school sponsors the resenting most of the important Bureau of Business Research, Bu- departments in the literary college ureau of Indudstrial Relations, and including representatives of and Bureau of Hospital Adminis- the Dearborn branch. tration. Several conferences take the Dearbn b h . place throughout the year with There are also four consulting representatives of the business members of the committee, repre- and industrial world. senting the Center for Research The physical facilities of the on Learning and Teaching, the business school are excellent and Education School, the University much attention has recently been libraries, and the Law School. paid to student housing problems. -----_____- The Dean of the Business School - -lis Floyd R. Bond. s 1 A and D School Breeds Architects-and Artists i 2W1I We/come ot to nn /or . Dental The Dental school has been in existence since 1875. Classes are primarily held in the Dental Bldg. and the W. K. Kellogg Institute. New facilities are a necessity, and' a new building for the school ranks high in priority among the University's building plans. Postgraduate and graduate cmirsos re offered by the school.' The dean is William R. Mann. Educationj The School of Education is situ- ated. in the University High.i School. The school offers two pro-1 grams. The first is for those stu-4 dents who are interested in sec-1 ondary education and the second covers subjects in which student1 teaching is not available and; which are not frequently taught in high schools. The library facilities of the school are on the second floor of the UGLI and the school sponsors semesters abroad with the Uni- versity of Sheffield in England. In 1879, the University became the first institution in the country to offer a professorship in the science and art of teaching. The dean of the school is Wil- lard C. Olson. Engineering More than 3000 students areE enrolled in the Engineering Col-1 lege, which provides undergradu- ate programs in 13 fields, eventu- ally leading to a bachelor of sci- ence degree. An innovation in the engineer- ing school is the interdisciplinary program in bio-engineering. This program combines work in the biological and medical sciences with those of engineering. Although literary courses are encouraged, there is no two year language requirement in the En- gineering School. The college maintains its own English depart- ment. The third floor of the UGLI contains the library facilities of the engineering college. .GraduateI The Graduate School is an ad- ministrative unit granting 25 dif- ferent degrees. The instruction comes from the faculty and the faculties of other schools. The Graduate School is located in the Rackham building. Part of the function of the- school is the coordination and approval of en- trance, applications. The sponsor- ship of post-doctoral programs is part of its program. The dean is Stephen Spurr. Law The Law School was established in 1860, and it offers a three-year course which ends in a bachelor of law degree. Three graduate pro- grams are also offered. Students examine and analyze the presentation and validity ofj arguments in a given case. A closed circuit television hookup with Washtenaw Court aids great- ly in this respect. The professors of the Law School edit the two publications in existence pertaining to interna- tional law. The buildings that compose the Law Quadrangle are a landmark and are known to nearly all stu- dents and many visitors, Qualification for entering the Law School consists of completion of four years of college and pass- ing an entrance examination. The dean is Allan F. Smith. Literary College The Literary College is by far the University's largest and most diverse teaching division. In its buildings, which fill most of cen- tral campus, the literary college offers departmental degree pro- grams in 32 departments. In addition, its catalogue lists eight interdepartmental programs, 13 "special programs," and four pro- grams each built around the study of one area of the world: America, the Far East, the Near East and Russia. As the University's liberal-arts division, the literary college also offers liberal-arts courses to stu- dents enrolled in or planning to enroll in other University divi- sions. Business administration, dental, and education school students spend their first two years in the Ii t e r a r y college. The college's bachelor degrees also help qualify students for law, medical and other professional curricula. Even after being enrolled in the spe- cialized University divisions, stu- dents often take advantage of literary college courses. Literary College departnents also offer graduate programs of various descriptions. The dean is William Haber. Medical The Medical School contains more than 800 students and was established in 1850. 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No matter which of the four colleges they enter-literary, archi- tecture, pharmacy or engineering -about 19 out of every 20 stu- dents admitted this fall will wit- ness the spring in Ann Arbor. A lagging grade-point will have sent the other home. But of the 19 students who re- main in good standing on the aca- demic roster, about three of them are benched. for sub-C perform- within the next term. As a gen- eral rule, freshmen are given the year to "establish eligibility" to continue their studies. Later on, other sub-C terms will invoke "probation continued" status for the student-or it may mean something more serious. The administrative board may issue more stringent discipline such as "Requested to Withdraw" or "Re- quested Not to Register." These decisions, which expel the student, may be appealed at a hearing. Engineering In the engineering college, any undergraduate career. Under ex- tenuating circumstances, the right of appeal is granted. 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